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mlns='> Take part in GDC’s network of game dev knowledge with the Monthly Newsletter Having trouble viewing this email? [View Web Version]( [GDC Monthly Newsletter]( [GDC News]( [GDC YouTube]( [GDC Vault]( The July 2022 edition of the GDC Monthly Newsletter includes: - GameDeveloper.com Editor's Picks highlight: NFTs and blockchain tech are now banned from Minecraft. - GDC Vault Highlights: Build Your Career in Games Like It's an RPG. - 2023 Core Concepts Call for Submissions is now open! [GDC Event News] 2023 Core Concepts Call for Submissions is now Open! — [Learn More >>]( We're on TikTok! Follow us to see weekly GDC highlights. [View Now >>]( [Editor's Picks] [Why is Unity's merger with IronSource angering developers?]( Bryant Francis Unity's merger with IronSource has some developers saying they're planning to switch game engines. We ask them why. [Read More >>]( [Experimenting with movement in squishy physics climb-em-up Klifur]( Chris Kerr "Physics-based character controllers are fun because they always have these emergent properties." Developer Torfi Asgeirsson offers an in-depth look at the unique movement of Klifur. [Read More >>]( [Creating a Champion: Behind the design of League of Legends' Bel'Veth]( Bryant Francis With 160+ champions in League of Legends, balancing design creativity with overall game balance is no small feat. Here's an in-depth look at the design process behind one particularly monstrous new champ. [Read More >>]( [Deep Dive: Multiple menu systems & UI design in APICO]( MEli, Jamie (TNgineers) APICO's many moving parts mean its menu system needs to be just as dynamic as its gameplay. Here's how devs at TNGineers created a drag-and-drop UI to compliment the game's crafty nature. [Read More >>]( [More developers are pushing back against player toxicity]( Bryant Francis There's a subtle shift happening in the game development community: more game studios are publicly pushing back on toxic player messages. [Read More >>]( [NFTs and blockchain tech are now banned from Minecraft]( Bryant Francis Why Mojang has banned the use of blockchain technology, including NFTs, inside the Minecraft client and server applications. [Read More >>]( [Behind the smash TikTok sensation Sword of Symphony]( Eddie Velazquez Game developer Stephen Dgungu shares his inspirations and hopes for the future of Sword of Symphony, which has become a viral success on TikTok before it's even released. [Read More >>]( [GDC Vault Highlights] [Level Design Summit: Knocking on Death's Door: Designing a New Bunker for 'Horizon Forbidden West']( Learn the entire life cycle of the main quest ‘Death’s Door,’ and how it grew as an extension of what made the underground bunker levels so engaging while showcasing the sequel’s new gameplay mechanics. (GDC 2022) [Watch Now with Subscription >>]( [Build Your Career in Games Like It's an RPG]( Seasoned game developers from Phoenix Labs, USC Games, PUBG Corporation, and Wizards of the Coast share their unique, non-linear career paths in games.(GDC 2022) [Watch Now >>]( [How to Make Art that Pisses Off Dictatorships and Makes You a Refugee]( Andrew Maximov shares his most personal talk yet, exploring how far one can go for art—and whether art is meant to distract and entertain or challenge, elevate and bring about meaningful change. Even if some people might want you dead for it.(GDC 2022) [Watch Now >>]( [Top YouTube Highlights] [Arkane Studios Lyon’s Dana Nightingale]( [Procedural Grass in 'Ghost of Tsushima']( In this 2021 Advanced Graphics Summit talk, graphics programmer Eric Wohllaib will discuss how they generate acres of grass within reasonable memory and performance limits, techniques for rendering and animating individual blades, and methods for making thousands of individual blades of grass look like a natural field. [Watch Now]( [GDC + Omdia | Subscribe]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( [Facebook]( [Game Developers Conference®]( c/o Informa Tech Informa Tech Holdings LLC | Registered in the United States with number 7418737 | 605 Third Ave., 22nd Floor, New York, New York 10158, USA This email was sent to {EMAIL}. To understand how we use your personal information, please see our [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( Copyright © 2022 Informa Tech Holdings LLC. All Rights Reserved. [Informa Tech](